Cost of Living in Saint Petersburg

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$811
$2103
🛋️ Without rent
$422
$1316
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$389
$788
🍽️ Food
$234
$628
🚐 Transport
$104
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$733
😀 Quality of life
66
🏙️ Population
5.38M

The average cost of living in Saint Petersburg is $811, which is in the top 32% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6353rd out of 9294 in our global list and 3rd out of 122 in Russia.

The median after-tax salary is $733, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months. Ranked 4239th (TOP 46%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Russia. With an estimated population of 5.38M, Saint Petersburg is the 2nd largest city in Russia.

✈️ Closest airport 17 km Levashovo Air Base
😷 Air quality Excellent 8.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 416 St. Petersburg State University
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Prices in Saint Petersburg

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6504

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